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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ttakjiga anjeun
"그는 무릎에 딱지가 앉은 상처가 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered with or characterized by scabs; affected by a skin crust or sore.
"He had a scabby knee after falling off his bicycle." - 2
Despicable, mean, or contemptible; shabby and untrustworthy.
"She refused to accept such a scabby excuse for missing the deadline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'scab' combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. The root 'scab' stems from Old Norse 'skabbr' and Old English 'sceabb', ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*skab-' or '*skep-', meaning to scrape or scratch. Over time, the term evolved from describing purely medical skin afflictions to metaphorical applications denoting meanness or contemptibility in British and Australian slang.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scabby" is said worldwide
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croûteux
Transliteration: /kʁu.tø/
"Il a une blessure croûteuse sur le coude."
schorfig
Transliteration: /ˈʃɔʁfɪç/
"Die Wunde an seinem Bein sieht sehr schorfig aus."
crostoso
Transliteration: /krosˈto.zo/
"Il ginocchio era crostoso dopo la caduta."
costroso
Transliteration: /kosˈtɾo.so/
"Tenía una rodilla costrosa por el accidente."
escroto
Transliteration: /isˈkɾo.tu/
"O joelho dele estava cheio de cascas."
पपड़ीदार
Transliteration: paprīdār
"गिरने के बाद उसका घुटना पपड़ीदार हो गया था।"
结痂的
Transliteration: jié jiā de
"他摔倒后膝盖上结了痂。"
딱지가 앉은
Transliteration: ttakjiga anjeun
"그는 무릎에 딱지가 앉은 상처가 있었다."
かさぶただらけの
Transliteration: kasabutadarake no
"彼は転んでひざがかすぶただらけになった。"
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